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Harcèlement : la pression monte autour d’Activision-Blizzard, le géant américain du jeu vidéo
▻https://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/harcelement-la-pression-monte-autour-d-activision-blizzard-le-geant-america

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Une enquête du Wall Street Journal affirme que le dirigeant Bobby Kotick était au courant d’affaires de viols et d’agressions sexuelles au sein des studios et n’en a pas informé son conseil d’administration.

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California issues formal objection to Activision Blizzard’s $18 million settlement | VG247
▻https://www.vg247.com/activision-blizzard-dfeh-settlement-objection

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California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing has issued a formal objection to the recent settlement publisher and developer Activision Blizzard made with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, with the DFEH noting it could cause “irreparable harm” to its ongoing legal proceedings.

L’accord de $18 M annoncé récemment pour clore les accusations d’agressions sexuelles, discriminations, ou encore de viol de la part de certains employés d’Activision Blizzard ne suffira peut-être pas à calmer les autorités judiciaires qui souhaitent poursuivre leurs investigations.

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Activision Blizzard ($ATVI) News : Culture of Misbehavior Festered Before Lawsuit - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-06/activision-blizzard-atvi-news-culture-of-misbehavior-festered-before-laws

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Managers set the tone by hiring mostly men, stoking their egos and dating women in the company, current and former employees said.

Un long article truffé de témoignages d’inconduites professionnelles allant de la discrimination au harcèlement sexuel au ton misogyne au sein d’Activision Blizzard, le tout étalé sur de nombreuses années, témoignant d’un problème profondément ancré au sein de l’entreprise.

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Activision Blizzard Shareholders Voice Concerns Over Ongoing Lawsuit - Game Informer
▻https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/08/04/activision-blizzard-shareholders-voice-concerns-over-ongoing-lawsuit

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The state of California is currently suing Activision Blizzard following a two-year investigation into the company’s behind closed doors workplace culture. The lawsuit addresses various labor abuse allegations, including sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and a “frat boy” culture regarding internal behavior. As more details surface in relation to the lawsuit, an investor’s call took place on August 3, and the overall feeling of the meeting felt different than the usual shareholder conference. Though advertising goals and release timelines were addressed, including news about Diablo II and Overwatch 2, a portion of the call took on a somber tone as questions from stakeholders were fielded about the future of the company.

Investisseurs et analystes financiers s’inquiètent de l’impact du procès en Californie à l’encontre de Blizzard Entertainment et de la réorganisation de l’éditeur, en particulier sur la productivité et les sorties des jeux vidéo à venir.

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Harcèlement sexuel chez Activision Blizzard : comment le géant du jeu vidéo a plongé dans la tourmente
▻https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2021/08/04/jeu-video-recit-des-deux-semaines-qui-ont-plonge-activision-blizzard-dans-la

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Une plainte pour des faits de harcèlement et de discrimination a provoqué une onde de choc dans l’entreprise. Manifestation d’employés, vague de témoignages, départs de dirigeants… Récit de quinze jours mouvementés au sein du groupe américain.

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Blizzard president, HR chief exit games giant in wake of sexual harassment uproar • The Register
▻https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/03/blizzard_management_reshuffle

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Activision Blizzard on Tuesday announced new leadership for Blizzard Entertainment group following a recent sex discrimination and harassment lawsuit filed by California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and an employee walkout demanding better working conditions.

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Activision Blizzard workers reject CEO Bobby Kotick’s response to their demands | PC Gamer
▻https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-workers-reject-ceo-bobby-koticks-response-to-their-dema

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A group of Activision Blizzard employees calling itself the ABK Workers Alliance has rejected the company’s decision to employ the law firm WilmerHale to conduct a review of the company’s policies and procedures. In a letter shared with IGN, the group told CEO Bobby Kotick that his delayed response to employees following a lawsuit alleging widespread sexual harassment and discrimination at the company “did not meaningfully address” employee demands, and that WinterHale’s pre-existing relationship with Activision creates a conflict of interest that means it cannot conduct an impartial review.

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Gamasutra - Blizzard president J. Allen Brack departs after staff protests, harassment lawsuit
▻https://gamasutra.com/view/news/386113/Blizzard_president_J_Allen_Brack_departs_after_staff_protests_harassment_

Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack is leaving the company to “pursue new opportunities.”

Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra have been appointed co-leaders of Blizzard, effective immediately, having most recently served as EVP of development and EVP and general manager of platform and technology, respectively.

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New Leadership at Blizzard — All News — Blizzard News
▻https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23706475/new-leadership-at-blizzard

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Starting today, J. Allen Brack will be stepping down as the leader of the studio, and Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will co-lead Blizzard moving forward.

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Activision Blizzard | A Letter From President and Chief Operating Officer Daniel Alegre Regarding Blizzard Entertainment
▻https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/letter-president-and-chief-operating-officer-daniel-alegre

I am pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra have been appointed co-leaders of Blizzard. Jen and Mike will share responsibility for development and operational accountability for the company. Both are leaders of great character and integrity and are deeply committed to ensuring our workplace is the most inspired, welcoming environment for creative excellence and to upholding our highest game development standards.

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With Jen and Mike assuming their new roles, J. Allen Brack is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities.

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Fury, Worry, and Walkouts: Inside Activision Blizzard’s Week of Reckoning - IGN
▻https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-activision-blizzards-week-of-reckoning

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On July 28, hundreds of Activision Blizzard employees gathered at the gates of Blizzard’s campus under the hot Irvine, California sun. Many were seeing each other for the first time in months. Many others were meeting for the first time, having been brought together by what has become an extraordinary week of direct action.

Throughout that week, IGN has spoken to seven past and present Activision Blizzard employees, building a clearer picture not just of its deeply troubled working culture, but the immediate aftermath of that culture becoming public – and how those at the company have organised to try and effect positive change amid worldwide outrage.

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Inside The Cosby Suite From The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit
▻https://kotaku.com/inside-blizzard-developers-infamous-bill-cosby-suite-1847378762

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Since news broke last week of widespread allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at Activision Blizzard via a legal complaint from the state of California, many top male developers there, both current and former, have responded with shock and dismay.

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Harcèlement chez Activision-Blizzard. Une lettre ouverte de 1 000 signatures accuse la direction
▻https://www.ouest-france.fr/gaming/harcelement-chez-activision-blizzard-une-lettre-ouverte-de-1-000-signat

Depuis le 21 juillet et la révélation de la plainte portée à son encontre par une agence américaine contre les discriminations, Activision-Blizzard est dans la tourmente. Nouvel épisode en date : une lettre ouverte de presque 1 000 salariés, anciens et actuels, pour dénoncer la réaction de la direction qu’ils jugent « odieuse et insultante ».

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Chris Bratt sur Twitter :

Here’s a 2010 Blizzcon panel in which a fan was brave enough to ask a panel full of men, including J. Allen Brack (left) & Alex Afrasiabi (right) whether there’s scope for some of WoW’s female characters to be less sexualised

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Activision Blizzard’s Games Culture Crisis Runs Deep - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-07-23/activision-blizzard-s-games-culture-crisis-runs-deep

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Welcome to Game On. I’m your host, Jason Schreier, Bloomberg Technology’s gaming reporter. With assists from my colleague Olga Kharif, I’ll be bringing you news and analysis about the biggest entertainment industry on the planet. We’ll tell you what the game companies are doing, why they’re doing it and what it all means. Plus: a new video game recommendation every Friday!

This week, we have news from EA’s big summer conference, and I’ll tell you all about the game you should play this weekend (about a crow that reaps the souls of the dead)… But first, a follow-up on my inside look at what went wrong behind the scenes of Blizzard’s disastrous Warcraft III: Reforged rollout. And the dark side of Blizzard’s culture.

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Inside Activision Blizzard’s Botched Warcraft III: Reforged Game - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-22/inside-activision-blizzard-s-botched-warcraft-iii-reforged-game

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Blizzard Entertainment’s disastrous remake of the classic video game Warcraft III last year was the result of mismanagement and financial pressures, according to newly revealed documents and people with knowledge of the failed launch. The release also reflected Blizzard’s significant cultural changes in recent years, as corporate owner Activision Blizzard Inc. has pushed the developer to cut costs and prioritize its biggest titles.

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Jason Schreier sur Twitter :

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Blizzard president J. Allen Brack sent out an email to staff last night addressing the allegations from this week’s explosive lawsuit, calling them “extremely troubling” and saying that he’d be "meeting with many of you to answer questions and discuss how we can move forward.

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Gamasutra - Blizzard president internally comments on ’extremely troubling’ harassment lawsuit
▻https://gamasutra.com/view/news/385657/Blizzard_president_internally_comments_on_extremely_troubling_harassment_

“I personally have a lot of emotions coming out of yesterday, and I know you do, too. The allegations and the hurt of current and former emails are extremely troubling,” writes Brack. “I know many of you would like to receive more clarity. While I can’t comment on the specifics of the case as it’s an open investigation, what I can say is that the behavior detailed in the allegations is completely unacceptable.”

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